Ada and the Number-Crunching Machine
Zoë Tucker
(Author)
Rachel Katstaller
(Illustrator)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
This is Ada. Although she might look like an ordinary little girl, she's about to change the world. Augusta Ada Byron, better known as Ada Lovelace, is an inquisitive child. Like her clever mother, she loves solving problems--big problems, little problems, and tricky, complicated problems. Ada invents crazy contraptions and reads all the books in the library of her father, the poet Lord Byron; but most of all she loves to solve mathematical problems. Together with her teacher, the mathematician Charles Babbage, Ada invents the world's first computer program. Her achievements made her a pioneer for women in the sciences. Zoë Tucker's words capture the adventurous life of Ada succinctly, and debut picture book illustrator Rachel Katstaller's art infuses Victorian London with humor. "An impressively balanced mix of engaging description and important facts with a quick explanation of the gender politics of the time and information about Ada's legacy...Inspiring, feminist, and informative in equal parts." -Kirkus Reviews
Product Details
Price
$18.95
$17.62
Publisher
Northsouth Books
Publish Date
September 03, 2019
Pages
32
Dimensions
8.7 X 11.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.88 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780735843172
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About the Author
Zoë Tucker is passionate about picture books and spends (almost) every day in the world of children's publishing. Working as an art director and designer, she has the opportunity to work with authors, artists, and publishers from all over the world. Zoë lives and works on the south coast of England, with her husband, Adam, and her cat, Murray, and she uses a computer (almost) every day! She is the author of many children's books including: Greta and the Giants (Frances Lincoln Children's Books) and Ada and the Number-Crunching Machine (NorthSouth Books). Rachel Katstaller is an illustrator from tiny tropical El Salvador. After attending the Summer Residency in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2014, Rachel decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a children's book illustrator. Since then, Rachel has relocated to the Austrian Alps along with her cat, Hemingway.
Reviews
An impressively balanced mix of engaging description and important facts with a quick explanation of the gender politics of the time and information about Ada's legacy...Inspiring, feminist, and informative in equal parts.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
...the volume offers an accessible introduction to her childhood and the day's social norms.-- "Publishers Weekly"
...the volume offers an accessible introduction to her childhood and the day's social norms.-- "Publishers Weekly"
